Terror Watch · Agency claim · Updated October 2, 2026, 2:09 PM CDT
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Ukraine’s Security Service says it has prevented more than 400 terrorist attacks and acts of sabotage during the war, including some aimed at Ukrainian soldiers.[1]
The figure comes from the agency itself. It is a claim by one side in a war, and we have no independent way to check it. Here is what the service says, and how it says the threat works.
The claim
Acting SBU head Major General Oleksandr Poklad announced the number on October 1, in a statement for Defenders’ Day in Ukraine, UkrMedia News reported.[1]
The SBU separately said it has recorded more than 300 acts of sabotage and terrorism by Russia in 2026 alone, the same report says.[1]
How the service says Russia recruits
The SBU attributes a large share of such cases to Russian security services and to the “remote recruitment” of perpetrators through messaging apps and social media, according to the report.[1]
Potential recruits may be offered “easy money” through Telegram, social media, dating sites and other online platforms, the SBU says. Recruiters may pose as employers, volunteers or even law enforcement officers.[1]
Two examples the SBU cites
In July, the SBU said it detained two people in the Kharkiv region whom it described as FSB agents. According to its investigation, they were planning an attack on Ukrainian soldiers, whom they meant to invite to a supposed charity event.[1]
UkrMedia says the service also announced in September that it had foiled a contract-killing plot.[1]
What we do not know
The report gives no breakdown of the 400 cases, no dates, and no court outcomes. We are not able to verify any of the individual cases.
The report also does not define what the SBU counts as an attack or an act of sabotage. It does not say how many were stopped at the planning stage and how many after arrests, or how many cases have ended in convictions.
How to Verify This Yourself
Read UkrMedia News, which reports the SBU statement.
References
- UkrMedia News. The SBU has prevented more than 400 terrorist attacks and acts of sabotage (October 1, 2026). ↩
Investigative methodology: this report was written by hand from the official statements and news reports listed above. Quoted passages are verbatim from those sources, each claim is attributed to the source it comes from, and suspect details are included only where officials state them.
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